travel around trading goods
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to travel around trading goods; to be a traveling merchant
informalOften refers to traditional or small-scale commerce involving physical travel between locations. Sometimes used in past contexts.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
de的
shí时
hòu候
jīng经
cháng常
pǎo跑
mǎi买
mɑi卖
，
zǒu走
nán南
chuǎng闯
běi北
。
When he was young, he often traveled around trading goods, journeying all over the country.
Wèi为
le了
yǎng养
jiā家
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
qù去
wài外
dì地
pǎo跑
mǎi买
mɑi卖
。
To support his family, he had to go to other regions to trade goods.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
pǎo跑
mǎi买
mɑi卖
de的
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
，
dàn但
shōu收
rù入
yě也
bù不
cuò错
。
This traveling merchant life is very hard work, but the income is not bad either.